חָפַץ (b. h.; cmp. חָפַף I) 1) to bend (v. Job XL, 17); חָפֵץ to be busy with, to be anxious, desire.—Pesik. Haḥod. p. 47ᵇ הוא ח׳ לגאול אתכם He is anxious to redeem you; ib. ח׳ בגאולתכם; Pesik. R. s. 15 ה׳ לגאולתכם; Cant. R. to II, 8; a. e.—[ 2) to hold in one’s hand, cmp. חָפַן; v. next w.]
חָפַץ
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חָפַץ (b. h.; cmp. חָפַף I ) 1) to bend (v. Job XL, 17 ); חָפֵץ to be busy with, to be anxious, desire .—Pesik. Haḥod. p. 47ᵇ הוא ח׳ לגאול אתכם He is…
References
- Jastrow, חָפַף I 1
- Job 40:17
- Jastrow, חָפַץ 1
- Pesikta Rabbati 15:1
- Shir HaShirim Rabbah 2:8:2
- Jastrow, חָפַן 1